Jesus Paid it All

Today is Matthew chapter 8 if you are reading through the gospel
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Here is a brief story to "Jesus Paid it All" found in "Songs of Easter" released last year.
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Elvina Hall was inspired by a pastor's message about Isaiah 1:18. She was distracted during this message as many members of her church were dead due to the civil war (recently completed). The pastor prayed after this message and during this very lengthy prayer, she began to be led to write down her thoughts about the price Jesus paid (like her former church members (for our Spiritual freedom.

After the prayer, she took the notes to her pastor and he realized that she had put into a few short verses what he had been trying to do for an hour: clearly explain Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross.

The music was composed by her choir director to a tune which he composed earlier, but disliked the lyrics. They matched perfectly with Hall's new text.